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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Tangipahoa (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tangipahoa. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Tangipahoa. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tangipahoa:

  • Tangipahoa Parish     (The home parish of Tangipahoa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Fluker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kentwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roseland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Amite City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Henry City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Husser
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loranger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tickfaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Genessee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
    • Natalbany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Baptist
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Baywood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Pride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonypoint ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
  • East Feliciana Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Blairstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Georgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
    • Starns
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Starns is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
    • Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Oldfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Holden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Livingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Greensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Montpelier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Chipola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Pine Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coleman Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Grangeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • Folsom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <1>
  • Washington Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Sunny Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Stoney Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Mount Hermon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Enon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Amite County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Gillsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Huron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Glading
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Glading is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • McElveen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Thompson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.
    • Osyka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Chatawa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Smithburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Magnolia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bacots
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Bear Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • McComb is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <1>
    • Holmesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Summit is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <1>
  • Walthall County (MS)
    • Tylertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tangipahoa, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Tangipahoa.

Cemeteries Near Tangipahoa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tangipahoa.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tangipahoa - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tangipahoa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.

  • Tangipahoa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Camp Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tangipahoa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Amacker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Waller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hyde Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (821 more) ...
    • Lebo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tangipahoa had a population of 259 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tangipahoa had a population of 865 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tangipahoa, with the one closest to Tangipahoa listed first.

  • Kentwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arcola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Roseland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Amite City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Osyka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
  • Bailey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Sunny Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Chatawa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
  • Gillsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillsburg is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
  • Mount Hermon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Darlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Independence
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Smithburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Huron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Amite County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tangipahoa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tangipahoa.

Newspapers Published in Tangipahoa ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangipahoa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tangipahoa, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tangipahoa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tangipahoa:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tangipahoa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tangipahoa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.